Quimper

[ kan-per ]

/ kɛ̃ˈpɛr /

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noun

a port in and the capital of Finistère, in NW France: noted for pottery manufacture.

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Words nearby Quimper

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How to use Quimper in a sentence

Bishop Rainaud laid the first stone of Quimper Cathedral in 1239.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
I am going to make my dbut at the Quimper-Corentin theatre, in Joconde, nothing less!
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock
Arrived at Quimper-Corentin, Dodichet started off at once to find the manager of the theatre.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock
"Some volunteers of Quimper, returning home," replied Barbaroux, with ironical smoothness.
In Kings' Byways|Stanley J. Weyman

"Ces messieurs are going to Quimper," said Catherine, speaking the name in the very italics of scorn.
The Argosy|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Quimper

Quimper

/ (French kɛ̃pɛr) /

noun

a city in NW France: capital of Finistère department. Pop: 63 238 (1999)

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